Beyonce, Bruce set for inauguration gig

Beyonce Knowles arrives for the premiere of "Cadillac Records" at the AMC Loews Theater in New York on December 1, 2008. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) | License Photo

Bruce Springsteen (L) and Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band perform "Radio Nowhere" from the Magic Album at the Key Arena in Seattle on March 29, 2008. The band is performing 55 tour dates that span North America and Europe. (UPI Photo/Jim Bryant) | License Photo

Singer Garth Brooks, who won the Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award, appears back stage at the 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Daniel Gluskoter) | License Photo

John Mellencamp performs after being inducted into the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during ceremonies held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York on March 10, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen) | License Photo

Usher performs on the runway at the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach on November 15, 2008. (UPI Photo/Michael Bush) | License Photo

Musican Herbie Hancock attends the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People in the World party held at Time Warner Center in New York on May 8, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen) | License Photo

Singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder performs during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver on August 28, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) | License Photo

Actor Denzel Washingtonl arrives for the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures award ceremonies held at Cipriani 42nd St. in New York on January 15, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen) | License Photo

"Everybody is going to do one song, but there were will be duets and trios and choirs," executive producer George Stevens Jr. told the Post.

The event, which will be broadcast on HBO for free that evening, will feature the recording artists singing songs with historical resonance or that connect to the theme of the "We Are One" concert, the newspaper said.

"We're never going to say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for Beyonce,' and she's going to come out and sing one of her songs," event producer Don Mischer told the Post. "It's going to be connecting music to history and ideas and American values."

In addition to the musical lineup, the Presidential Inaugural Committee also announced that Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington and Queen Latifah will give historical readings.